Movie

The Intruder

1999 · 95 min

A slow-burning psychological thriller that keeps you unsettled and guessing, with an eerie atmosphere and a twist that lingers.

Tagline: Someone is Watching
Overview: Catherine moves to a new city, and Nick Girard, a composer of film scores, catches her eye. They marry, but almost instantly something seems amiss. Nick had a previous wife named Stella, but she was killed two years earlier and her presence seems to still reside in the apartment. The neighbours in the building aren't exactly welcoming, either. Catherine begins to think that an unseen force is trying to warn her about Nick, who starts to doubt her sanity.
How it feels: Tense, eerie, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, isolation, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
isolation
betrayal
madness
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild